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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: doombass on September 18, 2008, 01:55:25 PM

Title: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: doombass on September 18, 2008, 01:55:25 PM: Gibson really did some custom work in the 60's:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1964-Gibson-EBFS-1250-Double-Neck-Bass-Guitar-Ser-66839_W0QQitemZ290261726127QQihZ019QQcategoryZ47073QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/1964-Gibson-EBFS-1250-Double-Neck-Bass-Guitar-Ser-66839_W0QQitemZ290261726127QQihZ019QQcategoryZ47073QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
(http://www.myphotopartner.com/AMpics/S0002837/A00000284319-011.jpg)
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Dave W on September 18, 2008, 03:16:35 PM: Not enough chrome for Uwe. :mrgreen:

Seriously, that's impressive.
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: eb2 on September 18, 2008, 03:48:47 PM: The letter is a kick. Elvis liked it so much he had one made just like it, by Jim Rammage - not Gibson, except not just like it.

I would someone to look it over to see if the fingerboards came from Gibson. I doubt the pickguards and the car rear quarter trim came from Gibson. I am always wary of an opaque finish on an SG/EB neck or body.
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Dave W on September 18, 2008, 06:03:18 PM: Despite the way the daughter's letter reads, it's a Gibson, and the Elvis doubleneck (http://www.guitarattack.com/interest/elvisdouble.jpg) is a Gibson.
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Blazer on September 18, 2008, 06:04:39 PM: Quote from: eb2 on September 18, 2008, 03:48:47 PM
The letter is a kick. Elvis liked it so much he had one made just like it, by Jim Rammage - not Gibson, except not just like it.

Elvis' double neck Gibson was a sixstring bass on top and regular guitar at the bottom
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_jA_DJgPPTs8/SEGpE5yOE-I/AAAAAAAAAGA/uiMGXQMdP3I/GuitarsAndCostumes.jpg)
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: uwe on September 19, 2008, 01:48:27 AM: I have a hunch this is both legit and unaffordable.
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: EvilLordJuju on September 19, 2008, 05:44:59 AM: Now that is something special! Almost worth changing your name for...

I could really use one of those in my band. Who wants to guess the final price? I'd say around $3000, and the buyer will be delighted at that price.

I think ebaying this was a mistake from a sellers point of view. Should be on the wall in a vintage store.
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Dave W on September 19, 2008, 07:50:25 AM: Ended early "because of an error in the listing."

Maybe he took Jules' advice and consigned it to a vintage store.
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Basvarken on September 19, 2008, 07:55:13 AM: Or Uwe made the seller an offer he couldn't refuse ;)
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Dave W on September 19, 2008, 07:59:14 AM: If Uwe suddenly starts calling himself Jim, we'll figure it out. :)
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Barklessdog on September 19, 2008, 09:27:00 AM: Quote from: uwe on September 19, 2008, 01:48:27 AM
I have a hunch this is both legit and unaffordable.

$9.95 unaffordable in American Peso's?

You jest?
Title: Ladies and Gentlemen, Uwe has left the bidding ...
Post by: uwe on September 19, 2008, 10:13:02 AM: For the avoidance of doubt: This thing contains 50% guitar and is therefore contaminated from my point of view. If I bought it for say 10.000 bucks, I'd spend at least 5.000 bucks on a guitar. But I don't buy guitars, much less for 5.000 bucks.

Now if this was a twin-neck bass, I'd be all over it, Elvis or not.
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Barklessdog on September 19, 2008, 10:25:10 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fPHpvHSklg&feature=related
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: sniper on September 19, 2008, 12:27:49 PM: it's back and considerably more than $9.95 = going over 2200$ so far. i think Jules nailed it on price

http://cgi.ebay.com/1964-Gibson-EBFS-1250-Double-Neck-Bass-Guitar-Ser-66839_W0QQitemZ290261760847QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290261760847&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Rhythm N. Bliss on September 22, 2008, 11:34:12 PM: It's already $4,550! Probly gonna go for 10k like Uwe said.

It'd be great for some One Man Band!
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Rhythm N. Bliss on September 26, 2008, 09:55:10 PM: Went for $8,701.99
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: Dave W on September 26, 2008, 10:17:37 PM: I can't say I'm surprised by that.

I looked at some of the winner's other recent buys: 65 Fender Jag, 66 Epi Texan and some vintage Martins. Also looked at old feedback and a buyer from 2005 says "Thanks Chicago Music."
Title: Re: 1964 EBFS-1250 on the bay.
Post by: uwe on September 27, 2008, 09:01:21 AM: For a doubleneck Gibson from that era that was a good price. If this is indeed Chicago Music Exchange buying stuff "under cover", then they'll offer it for twice as much pretty soon. Perhaps that letter from the daughter professing to know nothing about the guitar of her father is a little tacky - scarcely see that a value-enhancing, rather value-diminishing as it raises more questions than it answers.

Uwe